An Islington pensioner who claims he is forced to pump out sewage water from his flat “daily” is now facing a court battle after being served a ‘no fault’...
Tag - housing
The Mayor of London has vowed to “turn the tide” on rising levels of homelessness in the capital as figures show rough sleeping has increased by 63 per cent...
London’s primary pension investment firm must invest more of their £51billion worth of assets in affordable housing in the capital, an Assembly Member has said.
The extent of how London’s construction skills shortage is slowing down building in the capital has been laid bare.
Islington has one of the highest homelessness rates in England, new estimates suggest.
Proposals for a sweeping redevelopment of an Islington housing estate adding hundreds more homes have been approved.
The Mayor of London’s decision to slash affordability quotas for developers from 35 to 20 per cent was “not in a place any of us wanted to arrive at”, the...
More than 15,000 households were on Islington's social housing wait list this year, new figures show.
Families from London’s Gypsy and Traveller community are hopeful after a North London council has found several potential permanent sites – but they will...
Controversial measures to speed up housebuilding in London – including reducing the required proportion of affordable homes in new developments – have been...
A story of how one man lost it all, then turned his life around
The Greater London Authority has been told to launch a full investigation into claims its officials encouraged developers to “dig a trench” in order to boost...
Islington, London’s second-smallest borough has seen spending on homelessness skyrocket in the space of a year, following a huge spike in demand for temporary...
The Mayor of London has been told to “get a handle” on the capital’s housing crisis as progress on building affordable homes continued to stagnate.
A North London estate where residents have repeatedly railed against issues including lift breakdowns is to undergo a refurbishment.
Local campaign group Barbican Quarter Action is urging residents to get their objections in by the 12th of November.
London must look to Paris and Auckland as examples of swapping tower blocks for mid-rise buildings in order to solve the capital’s housing crisis, the Mayor...
Police underfunding, plummeting transport revenue and overseas investors buying up London’s houses have seen the capital underperform against its full...
The Chair of a local residents' association said the delays to Black Raven Court were "really sad news" for those waiting to move into the flats.
Almost 100,000 homeless children in London were living in temporary accommodation as of June, new figures show.
The Mayor of London has insisted that building council homes is still of the utmost importance after it emerged that he is preparing to slash affordable...
More homeless deaths were recorded in Islington last year, new research has found.
There were dozens of former council homes in Islington sold off under the Right to Buy scheme last year, new figures show.
About EC1 Echo
EC1 Echo is your free local independent community news website. We publish stories to the web across the week and offer a platform for local people to highlight what matters to them. EC1 Echo is a not-for-profit project in partnership with the Peel Institute. Please consider becoming a subscriber supporter from £3.00 per month.
